The Doomsday Clock inches closer to 12: North Korea’s test of what ot claims is a hydrogen bomb on Sunday sparked fresh outrage from the US Government, which delivered its most scathing diplomatic attack through its UN ambassador Nikki Haley, who said that the rogue state was “begging for war.” The US plans to circulate a harsher UN resolution before the security council and will call a vote next Monday, Reuters reports. The tests were also significant in that they engendered almost unanimous condemnation from global leaders, including long time ally and political patron China. The country urged the DPRK to stop “wrong” actions that worsen the situation, adding that it would fully enforce UN resolutions on the country.

Egypt was among the countries which condemned the tests. Egypt is greatly concerned about Pyongyang’s failure to commit to UN Security Council resolutions, read the Foreign Ministry statement. It has been widely speculated that the US had withheld aid from Egypt over the past few weeks in an attempt to push it to break its civilian and military ties with the DPRK.